i didnt watch all of this match, mainly because i was pretty sure it would be a comfortable win for meusburger, and i was right. from what i did see, meusi was quite impressive with consistent, deep hitting which really sets her apart from a lot of players at this level. hofmanova was ok, but she was beaten comprehensively by a better player.

(3)Victoria Larriere (FRA) v (Q)Lesley Kerkhove (NED)

ive followed larriere's results for a while now, so i was quite excited to see her live for the first time, but i can't say that i was overly impressed. to be fair, kerkhove played very well for the most part, and then larriere showed a lot of fight and guts to tough it out when she wasn't playing at her best. some flashes of brilliance, but a lot of ue's in this match. i still expect larriere to reach the semis at least.

(8)Stephanie Vogt (LIE) v (Q)Anett Kontaveit (EST)

imo kontaveit is going to be a player. she has all the tools and is only 15. her return of serve was a real weapon again, firing several winners off it, and she produced great comebacks in each set when down 1-5 and then 1-4. she actually served for the 2nd set but then went to pieces. vogt played a good game overall and did well not to crumble following the comebacks. she was especially impressive at the start of the match.

(4)Claire Feuerstein (FRA) v Johanna Konta (AUS)

konta choked bigtime here which was a shame. she led by a set and 5-2, and at that point hadn't even faced bp, but after squandering several mp's on feuerstein's serve, she was then broken and her game deteriorated quickly. she missed 5 mp's in total. credit to feuerstein who raised her game and played a few of the mp's very well.

Ioana-Raluca Olaru (ROU) v (wc)Alexandra Walker (GBR)

comprehensive scoreline, but olaru showed why she has fallen so drastically down the world rankings in the first few games. she went down 1-2* and had played some pretty dreadful stuff at that point. however, she gradually improved, and she was hardly playing a top class opponent, otherwise it could have been a very different story.

the sad thing is that i know it isn't the actual tournament that is screwing up for the lack of an oop, etc. their scheduling may leave sth to be desired for sure, but it is the lta who seem to be incapable of updating things.